DNA damaging agents have been shown to stimulate the localization of human DNA helicase B (HDHB) in nuclear foci, suggesting that HDHB might participate in DNA damage response. In the first part of this dissertation, we ...

The purpose of this research is to study and quantify the effects of system and human factors on objective workload, subjective workload and physiological stress in residents and attending physicians working in an emergency ...

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY HUMAN HEMOGLOBIN AS AN IRON SOURCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS GLIB PISHCHANY Dissertation under the direction of Professor Eric P. Skaar Staphylococcus aureus is a tremendous human pathogen ...

Human memory is thought to depend on a circuit of connected brain regions, but this hypothesis has not been directly tested. We derive a human memory circuit using 53 case reports of strokes causing amnesia and a map of ...

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance coupled with a dramatically slowed rate of novel antibiotic discovery has created an environment wherein antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious threats to ...

Developing immersive virtual environments that fully mirror the real world means ensuring that the visual stimuli are convincing and accurate and that human performance is unhindered and natural. This work describes two ...

The death penalty presents an issue where a clearly stated norm that is widely held by U.S. allies exists in stark contrast to U.S. practices. The war on terrorism has shone a spotlight on European refusals to extradite ...

Human Rites examines the long history of legalized racial violence in the United States and turns to the antebellum period as a critical moment in the national history of racism. It is during this period, I argue, that law ...

HUMAN TOPOISOMERASES AND DNA GEOMETRY: PUTTING A POSITIVE TWIST ON ENZYME ACTION AMY KATHLEEN MCCLENDON Topoisomerases play critical roles in maintaining DNA topology during cellular processes such as DNA replication ...